Michael J Fox sitcom heads to NBC after 'dramatic outbidding'

Michael J Fox will star in a sitcom inspired by his own life, to air on NBC, it has been confirmed.

NBC won the rights to the show after what New York Magazine described as a dramatic outbidding of rival networks on Monday, August 20.

The deal, secured by NBC Entertainment chair Robert Greenblatt, guaranteed the series - produced by Sony Pictures Television - a full 22-episode airing, despite the fact that a pilot has yet to be filmed.

The sitcom will apparently be shot in single-camera format in New York City, where Fox's previous comedy Spin City was filmed. The as-yet unnamed show is due to premiere in fall 2013.